Curtain rod



Oct. 18, -1 938.

M. BAYARD CURTAIN ROD Filed Jan. 8, 1936 INVENTOR AUL A TALBOT. ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 18, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates to a curtain rod suitable to be manufactured of paper or similar material and particularly to curtains for home and domestic purposes and has among its objects to provide:

A curtain rod or support for paper and similar curtains.

A quickly and cheaply renewable curtain support.

I accomplish these and other objects by the construction herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which:

Figure 1 is a view of my curtain and rod assembled.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of the curtain rod.

Figure 3 is a section at 3 Figure 4 of the retaining piece.

Figure 4 is an elevation of the retaining piece.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary edge view of the curtain.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevation of the curtain.

Figure '7 is a detail of the special screw.

Referring to the drawing, I have provided a curtain support replacing the ordinary curtain pole comprising a substantially stiff paper or cardboard strip I having a perforation 2 near the end 3 for receiving a nail, screw, tack or special screw 4 having the threads 5 Suitable to engage the material of the window casing. Near the end 3 and running throughout the rest of the length of the strip l to the end 6, I have provided a central tongue I cut preferably by two parallel slits 8 and 9 from the rest of the strip forming the top and bottom members I and II.

The special screw 4 may be provided with an 40 ornamental head I2 which may be a medallion star or flower of suflicient size to make the attachment of the strip to the window casing an easy matter without the use of tools and at the same time add to the appearance of my curtain.

Depending on the width of the window casing or frame or. any other opening to which my curtain is attached, I have provided a plurality of apertures I3, l4 and I which serve to secure the end 6 of the strip at the opposite end from the 50 end 3 in place. The tongue I and the top and bottom members l0 and Il however, are securely held together by the retaining piece It which is so constructed of strip of paper, pasteboard or similar material as to provide an interior opening 55 ll of slightly larger dimensions than the strip l permitting said retaining member to slide over said strip l to the desired position and an aperture l8 as well as an aperture l9 are so centered as to coincide with either of said apertures l3, M or 15. The aperture I9 is preferably made after the ends 20 and 2| are overlapped and secured in this position by adhesive.

The special screw l8 or other means is passed through the aperture l8, l3, [4 or I5 and I9 and into the window casing thus holding all of the three parts of the strip l firmly in place at or near the end 6. The projecting unused end beyond the retained piece may be cut ofi asindicated by the broken lines of Figure 1 or if the frame to which my device is secured is sufficiently wide to require the entire length of the strip l the aperture 16 is used and thus no part of the end 6 is removed.

The paper curtain 22 is constructed by overlapping the upper end 23 to form a looped edge 24 similar to a hem in a cloth curtain and of sufficient size of opening 25 to freely slip over the tongue 1 before securing the strip I to the frame or casing. While the looped upper edge may be stitched it is preferably united by the use of a gummed strip 26 which is suitable to permit my curtain to be gathered or otherwise reduced in width as compared to the width of material from which it is made.

The edge 21 may be extended downwardly beyond the adhesive or gummed strip 26 where the parts forming the looped upper edge are united to give a ruflied effect when desired.

I have herein described in detail the construction of my paper rod but obviously it may be modified to meet the numerous conditions of its application and uses and I do not wish to be limited to the details of construction as abovev shown and specified as I may wish to depart therefrom within the scope of the appended claims which succinctly set forth my invention.

1. In a support for a curtain having a looped upper end, a flat strip slitted to form a top and bottom member and a fiat tongue therebetween to engage the Opening in a looped upper end of a curtain.

2. In a curtain support, a fiat strip apertured at one end for securing the curtain to the window casing and a tongue formed by slitting said strip a substantial part of its length to receive and hang a curtain, the slitting of said strip forming a top and bottom member above and below said tongue and a retaining piece securing said tongue and said top and bottom members at the opposite end from said apertured end of said strip.

3. In a curtain support, a fiat strip apertured at one end for securing the curtain to the window casing and a tongue formed by slitting said strip a substantial part of its length to receive and hang a curtain, the slitting of said strip forming {a top and bottom member above and below said tongue, a retaining piece securing said tongue and said top and bottom members at the opposite end fromsaid apertured end of said strip and means provided in said tongue and said retaining piece whereby they may be secured to the window casing.

4. In a curtain support, a strip apertured at one end for securing the support to the Window casing and a tongue formed by slitting said strip a substantial part of its length to receive and hang a curtain and to form a top and bottom member and an apertured retaining piece securing said tongue and said top and bottom member at the opposite end of said strip, said tongue having a plurality of apertures any one of which is cooperable with the aperture in said retaining piece to facilitate support of said opposite end of said strip.

MARGRET BAYARD. 

